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Tag Archives: barrier
Don’t be too ambitious……
Learned a lesson again, yesterday. I’m in the midst of a first edit of an upcoming novel, tentatively titled Coup de Grace. Work stuff is closing in, so I realized I’ve got to floor it or the editing won’t get done … Continue reading →
Posted in fiction, Writing advice, Writing process, Young Adult
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Tagged barrier, barriers, bill bunn, bitingduck press, Book, book editing, coup de grace, editing process, how to treat ideas, importance of editors, persistance, process, publishing process, writer as tool, writer's tools
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Death of an agent (Floating the duck, part I)
(Photo borrowed from “Duck of the Day“) The submission process for Duck Boy began 16 years ago. I began to submit the story to publishers every spring. Spring seemed to be the season when some publishers take new material. I … Continue reading →
Posted in advice, fiction, Writing advice, Writing process, Young Adult
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Tagged barrier, barriers, creative process, duck boy, finding a publisher, getting published, how to get published, Middle school, novel publisher, persistance, published, publisher, writing process, young adult
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Sit on your eggs
Many people don’t believe their thoughts have any value. When these people have an inkling, an idea, or some other great mental event, they shrug it off and forget about it. Thoughts, for me, are like eggs. Many times, I … Continue reading →
Posted in advice, Essays, fiction, non-fiction, Writing advice, Writing process, Young Adult
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Tagged barrier, barriers, Book, how to treat ideas, ideas, messy writer, mothering ideas, taking care of ideas, writer's tools, writing process, young adult
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Don’t be perfect: the janitor approach
Today’s note is about one of the big barriers that keeps people from writing: perfection. Many folks believe that writing has to be right when it gets typed in, or at least they act that way. I don’t know if … Continue reading →